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Pamela Kerrigan

Faculty Name:Pamela Kerrigan, PhD

Designation

  • Assistant Dean of the School of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
  • Professor of Chemistry

Education Qualification

  • PhD, Arizona State University
  • MS, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • BA, Lakeland College

Contact Email

pamela.kerrigan@umsv.edu

Areas of Interest

  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemical education and demonstrations
  • Photodynamic therapy of cancer cells using porphyrins

Courses

  • NSCI 202 Chemistry for Our Daily Lives
  • CHEM 109 General, Organic, and Biochemistry
  • CHEM 120 General Chemistry I
  • CHEM 121 General Chemistry II
  • CHEM 219 Organic Chemistry Lecture I
  • CHEM 220 Organic Chemistry Lecture II
  • CHEM 433 Biochemistry I
  • CHEM 434 Biochemistry II
  • CHEM 460 Chemical Research

Professional Affiliations

  • Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity
  • American Chemical Society
  • Beta Beta Beta
  • Gamma Sigma Epsilon
  • Sigma Xi

Publications

  • Kerrigan, P. and Jespersen, N., AP Chemistry Test Preparation, 8th and 9th editions, Barron’s Publishing, February 2016 and August 2018.
  • Kerrigan, P., Ribeiro, A., Grove, P., “Effective strategies to improve academic success and retention in underrepresented STEM students,” American Chemical Society Symposium series, chapter in “Increasing Retention of Under-Represented Students in STEM through Affective and Cognitive Interventions” Dr. Tara Kishbaugh and Dr. Stephen Cessna, Eastern Mennonite University, co-editors, May 2018.
  • Kerrigan, P. and Schmalz, K., “Lipid review and teaching tips in nutrition,” California Journal of Health Promotion, 1, (3), 164-173, 2003
  • Kerrigan, P., Reddi, E., Segalla, A., Jori, G., Liddel, P., Moore, A., Moore, T., and Gust, D., “Carotenoporphyrins as Selective Photodiagnostic Agents for Tumors,” British Journal of Cancer, 69, 40-45, 1994
  • Kerrigan, P., Hung, S. C., Lin, S., Macpherson, A., DeGraziano, J., Liddell, P., Moore, A., Moore, T., and Gust, D., “Kinetics of Multistep Photoinitiated Electron Transfer Reactions in a Molecular Triad,” Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 77, 207-216, 1994
  • Kerrigan, P., Gust, D., Moore, T., Moore, A., Macpherson, A., Lopez, A., DeGraziano, J., Gouni, I., Bittersman, E., Seely, G., Gao, F., Nieman, R., Ma, X., Demanche, L., Hung, S. C., Luttrull, D., and Lee, S. J., “Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer in Molecular Pentads,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 115, 11141-11152, 1993
  • Kerrigan, P., Lee, S. J., DeGraziano, J., Macpherson, A., Shin, E. J., Seely, G., Moore, A., Moore, T., and Gust, D., “Photoinduced Charge Separation in a Carotenoid-Porphyrin-Diquinone Tetrad: Enhancement of Quantum Yields via Control of Electronic Coupling,” Chemical Physics, 176, 321-336, 1993
  • Kerrigan, P., Gust, D., Moore, T., Moore, A., Krasnovsky, A. Jr., Liddell, P., Nicodem, D., DeGraziano, J., Makings, L., and Pessiki, P., “Mimicking the Photosynthetic Triplet Energy Transfer Relay,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 115, 5684-5691, 1993
  • Kerrigan, P., Radtke, K., Byrnes, R., Antholine, W., and Petering, D., “Requirement of Endogenous Iron for Cytotoxicity Caused by Hydrogen Peroxide in Euglena gracilis,” Marine Environmental Research, 34, 339-343, 1992
  • Kerrigan, P., Lyman, S, Taylor, P. K., Weir, A., Lornitizo, F., Antholine, W. E., Stone, D., and Petering, D. H., “Activity of Bleomycin in Iron and Copper Deficient Cells,” Biochemical Pharmacology, 38, 4273-4282, 1989